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i believe that public policy in america is in for a rude awakening. it is hard enough right now to get democrats and republicans to work together. barney and i disagree on a lot of things. we would say that moveon.org did a great disservice in trying to get to joe lieberman out of the party. i would dare say that things are going to come out. if i stepped out and try to find some common ground on immigration and climate change, at the end of the day, the big problem facing america is not the lack of funding by other nations for the military. barney is right. nato needs to contribute more to their military to take some pressure off of us. but our problems are entitlements. our budget is locked down with social security and medicare and medicaid bills that are unsustainable. if you try to solve these problems, the power of special- interest groups who are against whatever solution you put on the table has gone exponentially greater. can you imagine right in the united states constitution in today's environment -- can you imagine writing the united state
i believe that public policy in america is in for a rude awakening. it is hard enough right now to get democrats and republicans to work together. barney and i disagree on a lot of things. we would say that moveon.org did a great disservice in trying to get to joe lieberman out of the party. i would dare say that things are going to come out. if i stepped out and try to find some common ground on immigration and climate change, at the end of the day, the big problem facing america is not the...
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he was a trains to attack america by al qaeda. since our hearing, osama bin laden has boasted of al qaeda sponsorship of the christmas day attack on america. and so while al qaeda claims credit for this attack, umar farouk abdulmutallab, who i think we can describe it as a soldier in al qaeda, and not an american citizen, now enjoys the constitutional protections of an american citizen, including a lawyer, who counseled him to remain silent even though he may have information that could protect the american people from another terrorist attack. to meet this is outrageous, a kind of alice in wonderland in turning the world on a sense -- in turning common sense on its head. i urge the authorities to turn abdulmutallab where he can be held as a prisoner of war, which he is, acknowledging with some certainty and gratitude that this means he will be held and given rights far in excess of what the geneva convention requires enemy combatants or prisoners of war be given. we will stay on top of this to make sure this mistake, the failure
he was a trains to attack america by al qaeda. since our hearing, osama bin laden has boasted of al qaeda sponsorship of the christmas day attack on america. and so while al qaeda claims credit for this attack, umar farouk abdulmutallab, who i think we can describe it as a soldier in al qaeda, and not an american citizen, now enjoys the constitutional protections of an american citizen, including a lawyer, who counseled him to remain silent even though he may have information that could protect...
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there are stories like this all across america. and after two years of recession, the economy is growing again. retirement funds have started to gain back some of their value. businesses are beginning to invest again, and slowly some are starting to hire again. çóbut i realize that for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from, who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in çóthat is why jobs must be our number one focus in 2010, and that is why i am calling for a new jobs bill tonight. now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be america's businesses. i agree, absolutely. but government can create the conditions necessary for businesses to expand and hire more workers. i]we should start where mostç w jobs do -- in small businesses, companies that beginw3q -- companies that begin when an entrepreneur takes a chance on a dream, or a worker decides its time she became her own boss. through s
there are stories like this all across america. and after two years of recession, the economy is growing again. retirement funds have started to gain back some of their value. businesses are beginning to invest again, and slowly some are starting to hire again. çóbut i realize that for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from, who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in...
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we are going to put america back on track with respect -- and we do have to work on it jobs. there is a tension there because it cost some money. we will find savings and ways to funds in a wage tax credit. >> are you supportive of the leadership exploring, moving a final health care package through in reconciliation. does that complicate your efforts to focus on jobs? guest: that is a great question. there is a lot of discussion going on about and what is needed for health care. we have a pause going on right now. a reassessment of what is happening. there are limited opportunities to find a way to salvage some parts of the health care bill. you mentioned a couple of them. one is a reconciliation. i do not know exactly what will happen. there is a lot of discussion at the white house and in congress. we will see in the next and we are so whether some mechanism can be used to find a way to pass health care that could have perhaps even some bipartisan support. >> senator max baucus was looking at doing a markup and some committee hearings on the jobs front. what are the intern
we are going to put america back on track with respect -- and we do have to work on it jobs. there is a tension there because it cost some money. we will find savings and ways to funds in a wage tax credit. >> are you supportive of the leadership exploring, moving a final health care package through in reconciliation. does that complicate your efforts to focus on jobs? guest: that is a great question. there is a lot of discussion going on about and what is needed for health care. we have...
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treating them as monolithic way as a single threat two as if they are a threat to the united states of america proper. they are not. we have to live with less than perfect in terms of what happens in afghanistan and i also think we have to be willing to concede at this point* that what is left of al qaeda weather coming across the border in afghanistan i saw a news report that supposedly even bin laden found his way across the border into afghanistan periodically. it is not the same al qaeda that attacked us on 9/11. been lauded in particular does not have operational control over a group that has global reach that can attack the united states. our larger problem is not osama bin laden the larger problem is the ideal at -- ideologically of radical islam that has seeped into them world because we hope to propagate that by our actions in places like iraq and afghanistan. would ever point* there is to get osama bin laden and i would love to say that the strategically the cost to try to get bin laden and contain al qaeda, the cost far outweigh any residual benefit at this point* given that it bin
treating them as monolithic way as a single threat two as if they are a threat to the united states of america proper. they are not. we have to live with less than perfect in terms of what happens in afghanistan and i also think we have to be willing to concede at this point* that what is left of al qaeda weather coming across the border in afghanistan i saw a news report that supposedly even bin laden found his way across the border into afghanistan periodically. it is not the same al qaeda...
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but i visited others there and in latin america, and they are making a change. and the so-called patriarial power structure was in real power. and power is distributed more 4 becomes richer. guest: absolutely, chaz, i couldn't believe more. i liken it to going to the movie theater and half the screen is covered. so you only watch half will movie. when you don't involve women, you are not getting the whole picture, you are not getting subtles or nuances, you are getting half the picture. we have to be careful because a lot of people purport to speak for the entire population but they don't. and it's to us to ask what is our culture and what do people want to change from within. host: virginia is calling on the independent line from wisconsin. caller: hello, and i want to say i think this is the most important program that c-span has done in a long time. i want to talk to the independent women out there, and tell them this is not an obama thing being shoved on women that really want to be slaved. condoleezza rise under george bush had incredible programs in the st
but i visited others there and in latin america, and they are making a change. and the so-called patriarial power structure was in real power. and power is distributed more 4 becomes richer. guest: absolutely, chaz, i couldn't believe more. i liken it to going to the movie theater and half the screen is covered. so you only watch half will movie. when you don't involve women, you are not getting the whole picture, you are not getting subtles or nuances, you are getting half the picture. we have...
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which then means there are more companies in america or businesses that are willing to hire because i'm selling more. i need to produce more. if we continue to see the blue bars showing economic growth, at some point we are going to start to break that line where we are losing jobs and start creating jobs, correct? soon. >> how soon? if you had, based an estimate. sorry for. >> i think within a few months one might see some positive numbers. as you note in november, has actually been revised to be a very small positive change in employment. i think it is possible within a few months. >> so there are some brakes in breaks in the cloud, reason to be hopeful. obviously if you're an american who lost their job you will not be hopeful until you have something in front of you. but given, numbers, acronyms up here, economists use, gdp, interest rates, really we can start talking pretty postively about jobs, j, o, about, jobs in the future if we continue in the right direction and get us out of that ditch, break that train that was going fast downward, and start to see the economy, which has it
which then means there are more companies in america or businesses that are willing to hire because i'm selling more. i need to produce more. if we continue to see the blue bars showing economic growth, at some point we are going to start to break that line where we are losing jobs and start creating jobs, correct? soon. >> how soon? if you had, based an estimate. sorry for. >> i think within a few months one might see some positive numbers. as you note in november, has actually...
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. >> this is c-span's "america and the court's." next, oral arguments from fox news vs. the board of governors and bloomberg vs. the board of governors from the second circuit court of appeals in new york city. the court will decide whether or not to block a lower-court ruling that will force the federal reserve to reveal the identities of financial restitution is that may have collapsed without assistance from the government's to our program. -- tarp program. [inaudible] >> i will call the day calendar and asking everybody is here. in the two cases to be heard in tandem, good afternoon. the board of governors will split the argument between two lawyers. what will be the principle of division? >> [inaudible] >> you ought to make that clear, because it does not lend itself to any division. i see everyone else is here. ok. united states vs. rojas, counsel present? good afternoon. united states vs. acosta andmillow? everybody is here. chobaz vs. holder. singleton vs. holder? last cas is melience vs. immigration court of appeals. at this time, we will hear bloomberg vs. boar
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we have only come out of iraq in the sense not a single america kin casualty of the most recent month because we have withdrawn troops and because we have gotten behind barriers and because the president said i am taking the troops out. over the objections of everybody else. i don't see that is possible to happen in afghanistan the next six months it might be possible one year from now and that is why president obama is willing to go along with the 30,000 troops to surge even though he pledged during the campaign not to do things like that it is part of our judgment as the most important pragmatist next to nixon because the outlook is similar he is perfectly willing to do things than you, and then the bush administration was not willing to do do two talk with iran and north korea and with a concerted effort to achieve through diplomacy something we don't have to have military involvement but he is not strong enough to say no more troops for afghanistan but the basic problem is where it is said decision-making made and how does it get made? the idea that cramer had of provocative weakn
we have only come out of iraq in the sense not a single america kin casualty of the most recent month because we have withdrawn troops and because we have gotten behind barriers and because the president said i am taking the troops out. over the objections of everybody else. i don't see that is possible to happen in afghanistan the next six months it might be possible one year from now and that is why president obama is willing to go along with the 30,000 troops to surge even though he pledged...
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and he's the author of the pak sick, the untold story of america's health care crisis. and the people who pay the price. and he's a senior fellow at the think tank. so give a warm welcome to these wonderful -- [cheering] [applause] it is really a privilege to be with them this morning. i'm going to -- when we first discuss this, we thought we would have health reform done already. and we were going to talk about the future of the health reform movement after health -- and we'll talk some about that, but we have got some -- other things i guess we need to traci first. so, i'm going to ask each of you first, to -- to give your own take about where you think we are today, with respect to -- to the fight for get health reform legislation through the finish line. i'm going to start first on my left and we'll do it in other orders on other questions. so ezra. >> i think you could. first, thank you for having me. good morning. i think you could say there's a good news and bad news. and as has been happening recently in the news cycle, begin with the bad. and the democrats don'
and he's the author of the pak sick, the untold story of america's health care crisis. and the people who pay the price. and he's a senior fellow at the think tank. so give a warm welcome to these wonderful -- [cheering] [applause] it is really a privilege to be with them this morning. i'm going to -- when we first discuss this, we thought we would have health reform done already. and we were going to talk about the future of the health reform movement after health -- and we'll talk some about...
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just click "america and the courts." join us next week at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> you are watching c-span, created for you as a public service by america's cable companies. next, the future of health care. after that, forÑi work justice sandra day o'connor on the recent high court rulings. qu>> congress talks about whether legislation is headed, next. this is about one part five hours. >> good morning. good morning, and welcome, it is great to see all of you bright eyed and energetic. we have a great session this morning. before we start, i thought i would do two quick things of business. last night,çó the illinois campaign for better health care representative decided that he was born to be a little creative -- going to be a little creative. he broke out the words "budget reconciliation process." and then he wondered what words you could not make out of those letters and what words can you make out of those letters. i am going to read what you can can't not do. -- cannot do. you cannot spell the word filibuster. you can't spell out the wor
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and not only does it not undermine america's prosperity, it is the key to america's prosperity -- or one of the keys. because it maintains a sound money supply and tbhaws a time of crisis -- and because in a time of crisis like we had in late-2008, it is there to step up and may make the tough decisions, independent of the political process, and it has proven that it can do it. and so i would hope we wouldn't allow all of this fervor to find fault with people to overwhelm an extremely talented nominee who deserves to be reconfirmed and who we quite honestly need, who we need in that position as chairman of the federal reserve. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon is recognized. mr. merkley: mr. president, i rise today to oppose the nomination of ben bernanke as chairman of the fed. i do so as a member of the banking committee who voted against his nomination in that committee, because i researched his record, and on that record i believe that ben bernanke is not the right person to lead the fed. in short, bernanke's decisions over the last
and not only does it not undermine america's prosperity, it is the key to america's prosperity -- or one of the keys. because it maintains a sound money supply and tbhaws a time of crisis -- and because in a time of crisis like we had in late-2008, it is there to step up and may make the tough decisions, independent of the political process, and it has proven that it can do it. and so i would hope we wouldn't allow all of this fervor to find fault with people to overwhelm an extremely talented...
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the value of america's houses and savings would have fallen either further. people would have rushed to take their money out of banks. it would have brought about utter collapse. i don't know a better way to say it than that. if people wonder if that was true, all they have to do is look back at what happened in the fall of 2008. you saw the value of american savings fall by almost 40%. trillions of dollars in lost wealth and millions left their homes. thousands and thousands of businesses had to close. that's what happens when you let a crisis get out of control. government should never let that happen. if they don't act and this is important for people to understand. people think it's unfair for the government to act to rescue a financial system. you cannot help an economy recover and create jobs. you can't preserve the value of people's savings without a functioning financial system. >> another moment when we requested the hearing that i was concerned about is the counter parties. they are looking into the whole issue. there have been comments that the cou
the value of america's houses and savings would have fallen either further. people would have rushed to take their money out of banks. it would have brought about utter collapse. i don't know a better way to say it than that. if people wonder if that was true, all they have to do is look back at what happened in the fall of 2008. you saw the value of american savings fall by almost 40%. trillions of dollars in lost wealth and millions left their homes. thousands and thousands of businesses had...
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south america, central mark. et cetera. i see no indication -- and the numbers don't show any indication -- that the u.s. is willing to spend money and time and effort to reduce its consumption, its demand for drugs. i see no reason to believe the u.s. will do so in the future any more than it has done so at any time in the past since the 1960 1960's, when drugs became part of a certain mainstream of american life. there are people who think this is a terrible situation, there are people who think it is ok like myself. there are people who think it is a great situation. well, that is their opinion. what i think is increasingly difficult to argue is that there is any consensus or willingness in american society to declare a war on drug demand or reduction or drug consumption in the united states through testing, through invasion of privacy, through clampdowns on trade, on everything. is the u.s. willing to send the army into the projects in chicago, into the projects and tenements in new york, in los angeles, into east los a
south america, central mark. et cetera. i see no indication -- and the numbers don't show any indication -- that the u.s. is willing to spend money and time and effort to reduce its consumption, its demand for drugs. i see no reason to believe the u.s. will do so in the future any more than it has done so at any time in the past since the 1960 1960's, when drugs became part of a certain mainstream of american life. there are people who think this is a terrible situation, there are people who...
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lord, by seeing in the united states of america your free children working together, may they and all the world give thanks for the united states of glory now and forever. amen. frankly, for many americans, it is a time of anger. >> this is a time of action restore bonds of trust, and we share the responsibility of listening to the american people. power. in addition to listening to the people, we also need to listen to each other. it is in that spirit, mr. president, that we invite you here today, and we're very grateful that you have accepted. in january, 2009, i promised that the republicans would stand with you when we believe your policies were in the best interest of our country. when it came to afghanistan, iraq, charter schools, teacher quality -- we did just that. when we disagreed, as we have on some major issues, i said that republicans would not just be the party of opposition, but we would also be the party a better solutions. we formed solutions groups to many of those major areas. they produced detailed alternatives that we have presented throughout the last year to y
lord, by seeing in the united states of america your free children working together, may they and all the world give thanks for the united states of glory now and forever. amen. frankly, for many americans, it is a time of anger. >> this is a time of action restore bonds of trust, and we share the responsibility of listening to the american people. power. in addition to listening to the people, we also need to listen to each other. it is in that spirit, mr. president, that we invite you...
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lord, by seeing in the united states of america your free children working together, mayday in all the world give banks -- thanks and give you glory, now and forever, amen. >> amen. >> this is a serious time for our nation. it is a time for anxiety for millions of our fellow citizens. frankly, for many americans, it is a time of anger. they believe the government has stopped listening to them. the people are supposed to be in we hope to restore the bonds of trust, and we share the responsibility of listening to the american people. they are the ones who put us in power. in addition to listening to the people, we also need to listen to each other. it is in that spirit, mr. president, that we invite you here today, and we're very grateful that you have accepted. in january, 2009, i promised that the republicans would stand with you when we believe your policies were in the best interest of our country. when it came to afghanistan, iraq, charter schools, teacher quality -- we did just that. when we disagreed, as we have on some major issues, i said that republicans would not just be the p
lord, by seeing in the united states of america your free children working together, mayday in all the world give banks -- thanks and give you glory, now and forever, amen. >> amen. >> this is a serious time for our nation. it is a time for anxiety for millions of our fellow citizens. frankly, for many americans, it is a time of anger. they believe the government has stopped listening to them. the people are supposed to be in we hope to restore the bonds of trust, and we share the...
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a [applause] god bless the united states of america. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Ñi ♪ [playing patriotic music] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ çó ♪ ♪Ñi ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing "this land is your land"] >> after listening to the president, republican leaders spoke with reporters. >> the present accepted our invitation and came to baltimore today. i thought the dialogue one very well. the fact that we want to continue to find common ground. we are not always going to agree. i think it should become clear in the conversation today that there are issues that we do agree upon. when they are lumped together in 2000 page bills, typically, what we find is a lot of things that we disagree with. the american people want to know where the jobs are. that should be our focus of this year. it should of been the focus of the administration last year. they seem to be geared toward fed this year. let's find the common ground where we can
a [applause] god bless the united states of america. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Ñi ♪ [playing patriotic music] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ çó ♪ ♪Ñi ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing "this land is your land"] >> after listening to the president, republican leaders spoke with reporters. >> the present accepted our invitation and came to baltimore today. i thought...
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out of america. haitians rely on relatives abroad for financial help, making remittances the country's single largest source of income. but now, when those dollars wired from worried family are most critical, people cant get their money. the cash transfer businesses were destroyed along with everything else pierre marie orlean had been in line since 5:00 a.m., waiting to get a transfer. >> ( translated ): we don't have anything since the earthquake. our house fell down. we don't have any food, we don't have anything. >> suarez: with so many jobs simply gone and sources of cash blocked, countless haitians are forced to rely on each other, as they do in the tent cities that have sprouted up around port-au- prince; and on foreign aid. when rumors spread through a crowd waiting outside factory gates for work that aid was being given out a nearby warehouse, hundreds rushed the truck and the gates to see if they could get any. >> the rest rush forward looking for an equal or a better haul but the gates clo
out of america. haitians rely on relatives abroad for financial help, making remittances the country's single largest source of income. but now, when those dollars wired from worried family are most critical, people cant get their money. the cash transfer businesses were destroyed along with everything else pierre marie orlean had been in line since 5:00 a.m., waiting to get a transfer. >> ( translated ): we don't have anything since the earthquake. our house fell down. we don't have any...
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god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ ["hail to the chief"] ♪ ["hail to the chief"] >> president obama spent about an hour-and-a-half with house republicans at the legislative retreat in baltimore. it is an unusual but not unheard of even where the president visits with other members -- where the president visits with members of the other party. we have been listening to the president's remarks. the white house and republican leaders open it up to c-span cameras. we thank them for that. we will open our phone lines to you for your reactions. here is our plan. we will show you the remainder of this as the president leaves. we will then wait for the republican news conference we're expecting to start at any moment. we will bring that to you live and take your telephone calls. the republican conference chair said we hope to have a serious conversation with the president about our proposal. what do you think? is the conversation series? the first call is on the democrats' line. >> all i can say is, "way to go
god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ ["hail to the chief"] ♪ ["hail to the chief"] >> president obama spent about an hour-and-a-half with house republicans at the legislative retreat in baltimore. it is an unusual but not unheard of even where the president visits with other members -- where the president visits with members of the other party. we have been listening to the president's remarks. the white house and republican leaders open it up to...
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here in the united states of america. the fact that some of these consequences don't show up for 10 or 15 or 20 years, should not make this any less of a crisis, although dr. palfrey just did a great job of what really happens in the unseen impacts of childhood obesity. the administration has already supported some major changes in policy to help reverse the growing trend of obesity. one of the most historic steps is the recovery act that the president signed almost a year ago, which is going to have a first time ever 650 million-dollar investment in prevention and wellness aimed at obesity and smoking cessation. community projects across this country will be experimenting with what really it takes to make some changes. and the surgeon general has already recognized that there are a range of factors influencing obesity. what we've already done with those grants is begin to allocate them to states, but also to ask communities to come up with creative strategies. and some of the ideas are really encouraging. in fact, we are
here in the united states of america. the fact that some of these consequences don't show up for 10 or 15 or 20 years, should not make this any less of a crisis, although dr. palfrey just did a great job of what really happens in the unseen impacts of childhood obesity. the administration has already supported some major changes in policy to help reverse the growing trend of obesity. one of the most historic steps is the recovery act that the president signed almost a year ago, which is going...
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of america to give that helped in the face of some common challenges. is that corporations that i think meets today the onset to the question you're posing. >> i agree with what the secretary said. can i add a few words about the peace process? of belief with the reintegration process, it is important. but it has to be permanent. how does that process get under way? we all know from others that is a complex process and that it will take time. it is a psychologically important step. it's a confidence-building measure. i believe it should be followed by going through the list of detainees that exist in bobruag. could be taken out of detention. that would be a confidence- building measure. such a confidence-building measures come from the international community have to be met by similar measures from the other side. if not, it will not be possible to get the peace process underway. with thregard to the role of women, we cannot compromise in the sense that we initiate and we conduct a peace process at the expense of the human rights of any of them, certain
of america to give that helped in the face of some common challenges. is that corporations that i think meets today the onset to the question you're posing. >> i agree with what the secretary said. can i add a few words about the peace process? of belief with the reintegration process, it is important. but it has to be permanent. how does that process get under way? we all know from others that is a complex process and that it will take time. it is a psychologically important step. it's a...
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a foreign farm conglomerate concerned about america's food safety rules. is the five-man conservative blocs to corporate power so absolute that they could not bring themselves to say that the first amendment doesn't protect foreign companies wishing to drown out the voices of american citizens? mr. president, our government is of the people, by the people, and for the people. by refusing to distinguish between people and corporations, the citizens united opinion undermines the integrity of our democracy, allowing unlimited corporate money to drown out ordinary citizens' voices. so look out for government of the c.e.o.'s, by the c.e.o.'s, and for the c.e.o.'s, who now have special privileged status. not only may crest -- may c.e.o.'s use their personal wealth to influence elections, they now get the added megaphone not available to regular citizens of being able to direct unlimited corporate funds to influence elections. c.e.o.'s now have twice the voice or more of everyday americans. i won't belabor the record here because it is something of a technical ma
a foreign farm conglomerate concerned about america's food safety rules. is the five-man conservative blocs to corporate power so absolute that they could not bring themselves to say that the first amendment doesn't protect foreign companies wishing to drown out the voices of american citizens? mr. president, our government is of the people, by the people, and for the people. by refusing to distinguish between people and corporations, the citizens united opinion undermines the integrity of our...
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again, the culture of america needs to change. simply because the republicans do not have enough votes, there are republicans on every committee that contributed to everything that has been done. simply because they do not have enough votes does not mean that it is not bipartisan. they have the opportunity to participate, they just have not been able to convince anyone else. as far as someone mentioned about the back door deals, if the republicans had been allowed to vote their role instead of voting in blocks, those three that we had to pay back door deals to would not have been needed. host: before we get an answer to the question, let me show you what john boehner had to say about jobs yesterday. >> as we go to our retreat, republicans are going to work and better solutions when it comes to energy, the environment, health care, and trying to get our economy growing again. the american people are still asking the question -- where are the jobs? i believe that the solutions have been laid out and we will go much further in terms
again, the culture of america needs to change. simply because the republicans do not have enough votes, there are republicans on every committee that contributed to everything that has been done. simply because they do not have enough votes does not mean that it is not bipartisan. they have the opportunity to participate, they just have not been able to convince anyone else. as far as someone mentioned about the back door deals, if the republicans had been allowed to vote their role instead of...
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she has been talking to america about choices they can make. she is launching a national campaign to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity. we look forward to being a good partner in that effort. it is my great pleasure to ask you to give a great warm welcome to our first lady, michelle obama. [applause] >> as you know from last night, i get embarrassed easily. [laughter] i don't really know what to do so by way of and please sit down. good afternoon, i am thrilled to be here on the [laughter] floor] it is kind of a warm flore but as it is a good floor. let me begin by thanking the new first lady in the room, more rain mcdonnell -- maureen mcdonald. she is already very engaged and support of of these initiatives and said she is so close, i am counting on her to work alongside on some of these issues. we will meet in one month at the governor's gala, whatever they call it. be ready to dance. welcome aboard. congressman moran, i want to thank you for your work in this area. i look forward to working with you. are steps are already talking abo
she has been talking to america about choices they can make. she is launching a national campaign to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity. we look forward to being a good partner in that effort. it is my great pleasure to ask you to give a great warm welcome to our first lady, michelle obama. [applause] >> as you know from last night, i get embarrassed easily. [laughter] i don't really know what to do so by way of and please sit down. good afternoon, i am thrilled to be here on the...
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as they do, america will be there to help. we're fortunate to have with us today three very impressive witnesses with deep knowledge of haiti and the challenges that we and the haitian people face. paul farmer is the un deputy special envoy 8 for haiti -- for haiit. ti. he has been a friend to me. he has spent a great source for me. -- has been a great resource. james dobbin has written extensively on haiti and on the challenges of reconstruction. finally, the doctor who emigrated from haiti in 1979 to study medicine, can speak to that enormous public health challenges that he faces. he is the incoming director of public health for the state of georgia. we welcome all of you in thank you for being here today. let me turn to senator lugar and we welcome your testimony as. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to thank you again for calling this important hearing on the rescue recovery and longer term issues in haiti. in the ongoing aftershocks since january 11 -- january 12, 2010, is one of the worst natural disasters to con
as they do, america will be there to help. we're fortunate to have with us today three very impressive witnesses with deep knowledge of haiti and the challenges that we and the haitian people face. paul farmer is the un deputy special envoy 8 for haiti -- for haiit. ti. he has been a friend to me. he has spent a great source for me. -- has been a great resource. james dobbin has written extensively on haiti and on the challenges of reconstruction. finally, the doctor who emigrated from haiti in...
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of america to give that helped in the face of some common challenges. it is that cooperation and dialogue that i think needs to be the answer to the question you are opposing. >> can i add a few words about the peace process? i believe that the reintegration process is important but it has to be accompanied by a political reconciliation process. how does that process get under way? we all know from other conflicts that this is a complex process and it will take time. i believe that what you saw a couple of days ago is a psychologically important step. this is a confidence-building measure. i believe it should be followed by going through the list of detainees that exist and to see if there are people there that could be taken out of detention. that will be a confidence- building measure. let me add to that such confidence-building measures from the government and the international community have to be met by similar sentiment from the other side. if not, it will not be possible to get the peace process under way. with regard to the role of women, this i
of america to give that helped in the face of some common challenges. it is that cooperation and dialogue that i think needs to be the answer to the question you are opposing. >> can i add a few words about the peace process? i believe that the reintegration process is important but it has to be accompanied by a political reconciliation process. how does that process get under way? we all know from other conflicts that this is a complex process and it will take time. i believe that what...
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as they do, america will be there to help. we're fortunate to have with us today three very impressive witnesses with deep knowledge of haiti and the challenges that we and the haitian people face. paul farmer is the un deputy special envoy 8 for haiti -- for haiit. ti. he has been a friend to me. he has spent a great source for me. -- has been a great resource. james dobbin has written extensively on haiti and on the challenges of reconstruction. finally, the doctor who emigrated from haiti in 1979 to study medicine, can speak to that enormous public health challenges that he faces. he is the incoming director of public health for the state of georgia. we welcome all of you in thank you for being here today. let me turn to senator lugar and we welcome your testimony as. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to thank you again for calling this important hearing on the rescue recovery and longer term issues in haiti. in the ongoing aftershocks since january 11 -- january 12, 2010, is one of the worst natural disasters to con
as they do, america will be there to help. we're fortunate to have with us today three very impressive witnesses with deep knowledge of haiti and the challenges that we and the haitian people face. paul farmer is the un deputy special envoy 8 for haiti -- for haiit. ti. he has been a friend to me. he has spent a great source for me. -- has been a great resource. james dobbin has written extensively on haiti and on the challenges of reconstruction. finally, the doctor who emigrated from haiti in...
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bank of america-- commitd to helping the tion's economic covery. pacific life-- the power to help yosucceed. and by the alfred p. san foundation. supporting scienc technology, and proved economic performancand financial literacy in the 21st ceury. andith the ongoing support of these institutions d foundations. and... this prograwas made possible by the corporatiofor publ broadcasting. and by contribuons to your pbs tation from viewers like you thank you. >> lehrer: president obama road tested his new cus on bs and the economy today margaretarner begins our coverage of t tune i don't know aftermath. >> reporter: th president was greet with applause by a friendl audience in tampa, florida. he and vice president joeiden unveiled $8 billion in grants for high speed rail, part of their n focus on jobs creati t president said againhe understands wh americans are going thugh. >>last night i've spoken about where w need to go and i've said ese are difficult times, these challging times for our country. in th last two years, we've gone rough the deepest rec
bank of america-- commitd to helping the tion's economic covery. pacific life-- the power to help yosucceed. and by the alfred p. san foundation. supporting scienc technology, and proved economic performancand financial literacy in the 21st ceury. andith the ongoing support of these institutions d foundations. and... this prograwas made possible by the corporatiofor publ broadcasting. and by contribuons to your pbs tation from viewers like you thank you. >> lehrer: president obama road...
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to put that in perspective, that is more than we spent on treating all the cancers in america. almost half again as much. a lot of the money that we're talking about goes to treating the chronic diseases which have obesity as an underlying cause. we know those include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancers which are directly related to obesity. medical care for diabetes and its complications alone costs more than $116 billion a year. health-care costs related to heart disease costs [unintelligible] all of which are tied to obesity. that is just what we're spending today. right now, we have more children who are overweight and obese then we have ever had before in this nation. four times higher than it was 40 years ago. so many children now have type 2 diabetes that we no longer refer to it as adult onset diabetes. it is just referred to as type 2 which is a recent an alarming change trade we have the first generation of american children where, if we do not change the trajectory, they will have a shorter life span than their parents here in the uni
to put that in perspective, that is more than we spent on treating all the cancers in america. almost half again as much. a lot of the money that we're talking about goes to treating the chronic diseases which have obesity as an underlying cause. we know those include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancers which are directly related to obesity. medical care for diabetes and its complications alone costs more than $116 billion a year. health-care costs related to...
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that's the economic engine of america. just over half of the private sector employees work for small companies. we've got to pay attention to small companies if we're going to grow out of this economic problem. 44% of the total u.s. private payroll comes from small employers. 64% of the net new jobs over the past 15 years came from small businesses. 97.3% of all identified exporters came from small companies. and, madam president, on a per employee basis for those companies that applied for patents, small companies are -- have 13 times more patents per employee than larger companies. that's where innovation comes from. i know in new hampshire, i can tell you in maryland, i look at companies every day, small companies coming up with the innovation that's will lead america in the future. they come up with the new ways to deal with our problems. it's the small companies that are the most prolific in providing that type of innovation to our society. whether it's maryland, new hampshire or any of our states. so it's for that re
that's the economic engine of america. just over half of the private sector employees work for small companies. we've got to pay attention to small companies if we're going to grow out of this economic problem. 44% of the total u.s. private payroll comes from small employers. 64% of the net new jobs over the past 15 years came from small businesses. 97.3% of all identified exporters came from small companies. and, madam president, on a per employee basis for those companies that applied for...
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[cheers and applause] >> the true engines of job creation here in america are america's businesses. and there are several steps we can take to help them expand and hire new workers. last night i proposed taking $30 billion, the money that went to wall street banks and have now been repaid and give it to community banks to small businesses to help them stay afloat. that will help. [cheers and applause] >> i also proposed a new tax credit for more than one million small businesses that hire new workers or raise wages. and while we're at it, i believe we should eliminate all capital gains taxes on small business investment and provide a tax incentive for all businesses to invest in new plants and equipment. [cheers and applause] >> as joe mentioned, we're going to put more americans to work rebuilding our infrastructure. and building our infrastructure of the future. i mean it's important to repave our roads. it's important to repair our bridges so that they're safe. but we want to start looking deep into the 21st century and we want to say to ourselves there is no reason why other cou
[cheers and applause] >> the true engines of job creation here in america are america's businesses. and there are several steps we can take to help them expand and hire new workers. last night i proposed taking $30 billion, the money that went to wall street banks and have now been repaid and give it to community banks to small businesses to help them stay afloat. that will help. [cheers and applause] >> i also proposed a new tax credit for more than one million small businesses...
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and not only does it not undermine america's prosperity, it is the key to america's prosperity -- or one of the keys. because it maintains a sound money supply and tbhaws a time of crisis -- and because in a time of crisis like we had in late-2008, it is there to step up and may make the tough decisions, independent of the political process, and it has proven that it can do it. and so i would hope we wouldn't allow all of this fervor to find fault with people to overwhelm an extremely talented nominee who deserves to be reconfirmed and who we quite honestly need, who we need in that position as chairman of the federal reserve. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon is recognized. mr. merkley: mr. president, i rise today to oppose the nomination of ben bernanke as chairman of the fed. i do so as a member of the banking committee who voted against his nomination in that committee, because i researched his record, and on that record i believe that ben bernanke is not the right person to lead the fed. in short, bernanke's decisions over the last
and not only does it not undermine america's prosperity, it is the key to america's prosperity -- or one of the keys. because it maintains a sound money supply and tbhaws a time of crisis -- and because in a time of crisis like we had in late-2008, it is there to step up and may make the tough decisions, independent of the political process, and it has proven that it can do it. and so i would hope we wouldn't allow all of this fervor to find fault with people to overwhelm an extremely talented...
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same for america. i'd like to again sound a note of great optimism. when where he -- i've been in haiti for 25 years. for the first 15 years of my engagement and our engagement we did not do this the right way. we had a lot of good will. we built a hospital. we're very proud of it. i was there sunday morning. it was spotless. there were people lying on the floor who had been tended to and had casts and were boston op. all the beds were full. i was very proud and all of us are but what we really needed to do over the last decade, how can we do the same thing in the public health sector with the ministry of health and we did. and we created thousands of jobs and strengthened and rebuilt these public hospitals. that's an m.o. that i endorse not because we did it but because it's an effective way of addressing this lack of capacity in the public sector. i think the same can be said -- and it's more difficult with agriculture, of course, because knows are privately held fields in many of them. n.g.o.'s have to do this. meaning what? support the weak public
same for america. i'd like to again sound a note of great optimism. when where he -- i've been in haiti for 25 years. for the first 15 years of my engagement and our engagement we did not do this the right way. we had a lot of good will. we built a hospital. we're very proud of it. i was there sunday morning. it was spotless. there were people lying on the floor who had been tended to and had casts and were boston op. all the beds were full. i was very proud and all of us are but what we really...
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control america. that's not the america i grew up in. it is not the america that vermonters believe in, where individuals have a right to speak but not megacorporations. some come to the opposite conclusions about the right of orptions to spend unlimited money in elections for that enshrined in our laws and prior supreme court decisions. did we amend the constitution to somehow equate corporations to people? no, we did not. nowhere does the constitution even mention corporations. did we modify the first amendment? no, the first amendment reads as it did six years ago. indeed, as it did 219 years ago when the bill of rights was ratified and the 14th state in the union, vermont, ratified the constitution. as justice stevens noted in his dissent, the only relevant thing that has changed since austin mcconnell is the composition of the court. last week's decision and this troubling inconsistency with the court's other interpretations of the constitution leads us with serious questions about how to ensure
control america. that's not the america i grew up in. it is not the america that vermonters believe in, where individuals have a right to speak but not megacorporations. some come to the opposite conclusions about the right of orptions to spend unlimited money in elections for that enshrined in our laws and prior supreme court decisions. did we amend the constitution to somehow equate corporations to people? no, we did not. nowhere does the constitution even mention corporations. did we modify...
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to create a job here in america -- small business. we may take a look at what he has to offer and maybe change it here or there, but for the most part i think the president gave us a very good prescription of how to move and increase the opportunities for businesses to create jobs. host: the president also called for a great increase in our exports. what are some of the barriers right now to americans exporting work, their products overseas? guest: the fact that too many countries have agreements with us are not respecting those. they are not enforcing the provisions while we do a very good job of trying to abide by the rules and the trade agreement here and offer those foreign companies opportunities here to sell their goods. to many countries abroad are not respecting our product, our workers, and allowing the markets to be open to our goods. if we're going to sign an agreement, we have to make sure both parties live up to it. too many times in the past years we have seen the trade agreements to open our markets, but not those of fo
to create a job here in america -- small business. we may take a look at what he has to offer and maybe change it here or there, but for the most part i think the president gave us a very good prescription of how to move and increase the opportunities for businesses to create jobs. host: the president also called for a great increase in our exports. what are some of the barriers right now to americans exporting work, their products overseas? guest: the fact that too many countries have...
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god bless you and god bless america. thank you. .
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when president obama took office, america was in the midst of a crisis that shook our financial situation to its core and eclipsed access to credit markets. the administration exploited this crisis to pursue a relentless increase in federal spending in size and reach of the government. heading in this direction has made manners much worse for our fiscal future. last year congress enacted a trillion dollar surplus, stimulus, excuse me. last year congress enacted a trillion dollar stimulus sold with the promise that it would hold unemployment below 8%, and yet the unemployment rate continues to rise and now stands at the 25-year high of 10%. we learned that much of this stimulus which was neither targeted, timely, nor temporary, in fact, it was just a down payment on government programs. let's turn over to t.a.r.p.. t.a.r.p. was advertised as an emergency plan to heal financial markets, it has now become washington's latest slush fund. cbo's budget and economic outlook paints a startling picture of both the year we have left behind and the year we face and the time over the next decade. in
when president obama took office, america was in the midst of a crisis that shook our financial situation to its core and eclipsed access to credit markets. the administration exploited this crisis to pursue a relentless increase in federal spending in size and reach of the government. heading in this direction has made manners much worse for our fiscal future. last year congress enacted a trillion dollar surplus, stimulus, excuse me. last year congress enacted a trillion dollar stimulus sold...
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there are stories like this all across america. after two years of recession, the economy is growing again. retirement funds have started to gain back some of their value. businesses are beginning to invest again and slowly, some are starting to hire again. but i realize for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from, who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in response. that is why jobs must be our number one focus in 2010 and that's why i'm calling for a new jobs bill tonight. now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be america's business. the government can create the conditions necessary for businesses to expand and hire more workers. we should start where most new jobs do, in small businesses. companies that begin when -- companies that begin when an entrepreneur -- when an entrepreneur takes a chance on a dream or a worker decides it's time she became her own boss. through sheer grit an
there are stories like this all across america. after two years of recession, the economy is growing again. retirement funds have started to gain back some of their value. businesses are beginning to invest again and slowly, some are starting to hire again. but i realize for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from, who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in response. that is...
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and coming from the department of homeland security and the number one terrorist threat to america is the right-wing extremist, the conservative party or anybody who opposes the war or anything like that. and what did you think our country would be better served if our military was here to protect us and not spread throughout the world and the middle east like you said intervening all of this things and dropping drones on yemen and pakistan and innocent people and what ever. >> host: ambassador crocker? >> guest: you're absolutely right the primary duty of any administration is the security of america and the american people. that was true in the bush administration just as it is true in the obama administration. the challenge comes in figuring out how that is best done. in the will of the 21st century, where our threats come from non-state actors, groups like al qaeda it is a more complicated process and difficult one in many respects than it was during the cold war era. but again, one thing i would say to all of the c-span viewers is think carefully when you use the word enemy and d
and coming from the department of homeland security and the number one terrorist threat to america is the right-wing extremist, the conservative party or anybody who opposes the war or anything like that. and what did you think our country would be better served if our military was here to protect us and not spread throughout the world and the middle east like you said intervening all of this things and dropping drones on yemen and pakistan and innocent people and what ever. >> host:...
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we got to propose a positive agenda for america. we have to be careful stewards of the dollars and practice fiscal responsibility. we've got our obligations. but we want to work with the president and with the democrats. so let's start all over again and see if we can do it. and we can begin by starting all over with health care reform. >> larry: do you favor throwing out don't ask, don't tell? >> i think it's a serious mistake. we're in two wars. don't ask, don't tell has been a very effective policy and one that has worked. the evidence of that is the best trained, best equipped, most professional military we've ever had. and i just think it would be a very serious mistake when we're in two wars to make an abrupt policy change. >> larry: would you change it down the road? >> well, i would rely on the joint chiefs of staff, our military leadership. those are the ones we entrust the lives of our young men and women, and have them do a study and come up with recommendations as to whether this policy needs to be modified or not. i wou
we got to propose a positive agenda for america. we have to be careful stewards of the dollars and practice fiscal responsibility. we've got our obligations. but we want to work with the president and with the democrats. so let's start all over again and see if we can do it. and we can begin by starting all over with health care reform. >> larry: do you favor throwing out don't ask, don't tell? >> i think it's a serious mistake. we're in two wars. don't ask, don't tell has been a...
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and god bless the united states of america. thank you. >> we will get reaction from those blogin tonight and some of the stories as they have been posted. now the republican response. here is the virginia governor, bob macdonald. >> i am standing here in the virginia house. this building was designed by the thomas jefferson. i am joined by republicans to address the challenges. we were encouraged to hear president obama speak about the need to create jobs. all americans should be able to find and keep meaningful work. many of us here tonight and many of you watching have family or friends that have lost jobs. in fact, one in 10 americans is unemployed. that is unacceptable. we face the highest compliment rate in years. bringing new jobs is a top priority. we must enact policies that innovation so america can better compete with the world. what government should not do is pile on more taxes. it was thomas jefferson who called for a wise and frugal government the. the federal government is trying to do too much. we were told that
and god bless the united states of america. thank you. >> we will get reaction from those blogin tonight and some of the stories as they have been posted. now the republican response. here is the virginia governor, bob macdonald. >> i am standing here in the virginia house. this building was designed by the thomas jefferson. i am joined by republicans to address the challenges. we were encouraged to hear president obama speak about the need to create jobs. all americans should be...
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he talked about the everyday man and woman of america having a job. he talked about our responsibility, and let's agree to stop disagreeing and come together on things that we can all approve of. he talked about our nation not to be number two but number one. so i mean who could disagree with that? and there was nothing that he said that i really found disagreeable. >> now, we've all been reading about tension between house democrats and the obama administration. what are your thoughts? >> he said tonight that he was going to be talking not only to democrats but republicans, too. and if you have a better idea let's sit down and talk about in the house and in the senate. and, you know, we thought the senate health reform bill had some things in it that were offensive and he said let's look at what we can do. people talk about -- he came in talking about change. let me tell you the collapse of the market didn't happen overnight and change will not come about overnight but if we work together in unison we can bring about that change. >> who are some of y
he talked about the everyday man and woman of america having a job. he talked about our responsibility, and let's agree to stop disagreeing and come together on things that we can all approve of. he talked about our nation not to be number two but number one. so i mean who could disagree with that? and there was nothing that he said that i really found disagreeable. >> now, we've all been reading about tension between house democrats and the obama administration. what are your thoughts?...
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there are stories like this all across america. after two years of recession, the economy is growing again. retirement funds have started to gain back some of their value. businesses are beginning to invest again and slowly, some are starting to hire again. but i realize for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from, who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in response. that is why jobs must be our number one focus in 2010 and that's why i'm calling for a new jobs bill tonight. now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be america's business. the government can create the conditions necessary for businesses to expand and hire more workers. we should start where most new jobs do, in small businesses. companies that begin when -- companies that begin when an entrepreneur -- when an entrepreneur takes a chance on a dream or a worker decides it's time she became her own boss. through sheer grit an
there are stories like this all across america. after two years of recession, the economy is growing again. retirement funds have started to gain back some of their value. businesses are beginning to invest again and slowly, some are starting to hire again. but i realize for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from, who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in response. that is...
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america is in very serious trouble. this guy has got to get serious about american economy and its place in the world. he keeps talking about 3 carving the time, redistributing the pie as it is crumbling is -- in his hands. he has a great opportunity because the republicans don't have much to say about making things better. it is like pulling a light string and getting the light to come on. if you talk to the republicans, they say deregulation. look at wall street, they need regulation. >> we are waiting for the president who will be departing the white house in about seven or 8 minutes. meanwhile, the senate has gaveled in for a brief session. the senators have dinner together and then they go to the senate chamber and then they will walk across to the house chamber for a joint session of congress. this is the third time that the president has delivered a speech before a joint session of congress. this will be the first official state of the union. let's talk about the health care issue. you are talking about this toni
america is in very serious trouble. this guy has got to get serious about american economy and its place in the world. he keeps talking about 3 carving the time, redistributing the pie as it is crumbling is -- in his hands. he has a great opportunity because the republicans don't have much to say about making things better. it is like pulling a light string and getting the light to come on. if you talk to the republicans, they say deregulation. look at wall street, they need regulation....
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the freedom of speech on the airwaves of america is still ride for america. that is where founders enshrined the freedom of the press and freedom of speech in the first amendment. but i really think it was a lost opportunity tonight for the president. he had a chance to hit the reset button, to start over with the american people to say i got the message. we are going to focus on getting spending under control and getting the economy moving again and abandon this pathway of the government's and instead we heard them redouble his commitment to the government today while pledging to reduce government tomorrow. >> mike pence represents the district in central, northern eastern and again from fort wayne done to columbus. >> i had my son at his first day of the union address. >> this is your son. michael, which you go to school? >> union ton high school in arlington. >> were you going to college? >> hopefully perdue university. >> why did the perdue? >> because of the engineering. >> what you want to be when you grow up so to speak besides a congressman? >> hopefu
the freedom of speech on the airwaves of america is still ride for america. that is where founders enshrined the freedom of the press and freedom of speech in the first amendment. but i really think it was a lost opportunity tonight for the president. he had a chance to hit the reset button, to start over with the american people to say i got the message. we are going to focus on getting spending under control and getting the economy moving again and abandon this pathway of the government's and...
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ght now, families across america around the kiten table worried about prospects out employment, e future for their kids. we want to hear some sutions that a akin to what we've been working on for the las12 months. >> reporter: the presidentill address e nation this evening at:00 pm eastern time. >> lehr: and to shields and lcome, mr. axelrod. thanks, gwen. good to with you. >> ifi: we've heard so many times the next speech th president is goingo give, whatever it is, ishe speech of a litime. at makes tonight different? >> well, younow, that is what washington does every spee. it becomes a speech ofhe lifeti. doubt it's an important speech a it's an important speech because aricans have been through a very diffult time and there looking for a sense of what the future wl hold. the present is going to talk about where we've been andhere we're ing and how we create jobs in this country that pay we, see wages grow, and secure the middle class ain after this very difficult peri we've beenhrough. >> ifill: the president is pected to call for a the-year spending-- freeze on some domestic spendin
ght now, families across america around the kiten table worried about prospects out employment, e future for their kids. we want to hear some sutions that a akin to what we've been working on for the las12 months. >> reporter: the presidentill address e nation this evening at:00 pm eastern time. >> lehr: and to shields and lcome, mr. axelrod. thanks, gwen. good to with you. >> ifi: we've heard so many times the next speech th president is goingo give, whatever it is, ishe...
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you were supportive of what took place with the merger of -- the acquisition of merrill by bank of america, yes or no? >> that is right that at that time i was part of an effort to try to find a solution -- private solution to merrill lynch to that point and i thought that that action at the time was necessary and appropriate, yes. >> and today you have said that, you know, you think the initial decision relative to aig and the payment to the counterparty, you think that was appropriate, you stated that strongly in your written testimony, you talk about this is in the best interest of the american people. >> i do. i do. >> we did not act to help form banks, we acted because the consequences of failing at that time in those circumstances would have been catastrophic to our economy, american families and american businesses. you think it was definitely the right decision? >> i do. >> and the staff that worked for you at the new york fed would be in agreement with that analysis, that this was so critical, this had to get done, the sky was going to fall, the world was going to end if we did no
you were supportive of what took place with the merger of -- the acquisition of merrill by bank of america, yes or no? >> that is right that at that time i was part of an effort to try to find a solution -- private solution to merrill lynch to that point and i thought that that action at the time was necessary and appropriate, yes. >> and today you have said that, you know, you think the initial decision relative to aig and the payment to the counterparty, you think that was...
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neither can the united states of america. it's time we stand upped and say no to a bill -- up and say no to a bill like this. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from west virginia is recognized. mr. rahall: madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. hastings: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentleman from texas, another member of the natural resources committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. gohmert: thank you, madam speaker. i had the privilege of hearing the esteemed economist, art laffer, who is credited for bringing the united states out of the worse recession than we're in right now by overcoming double-digit inflation, double-digit unemployment and double-digit interest rates and he did it by cutting taxes. art laffer, and, of course, we know taxes are going to jump
neither can the united states of america. it's time we stand upped and say no to a bill -- up and say no to a bill like this. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from west virginia is recognized. mr. rahall: madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. hastings: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i'm pleased to yield one...